One of the PlayBook’s glaring holes is the lack of dedicated BlackBerry Messenger support, instead relying on the company’s BlackBerry Bridge software to get mobile messaging done. A dedicated BBM app has been promised for many months now, although nothing has come to fruition just yet. But a slip up on BlackBerry.com could be sign of things to (soon) come. The screenshot above shows an ad that was live on BlackBerry.com earlier today that has since been...
Verizon’s BlackBerry Torch 9850 is now official! The same single-core 1.2 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM found in it’s non-sliding 9900 cousin are present as are a much larger 3.7″ 800 x 480 display. Other perks include 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p video recording, WiFi b/g/n, a 16 GB microSD card pre-installed and BlackBerry OS 7. Online sales go live September 8th for $200 with a new 2-year contract while in-store sales will commence a...
No body’s favorite patent troll, Lodsys, continues to resist mounting pressure from developers and large corporations alike over their lawsuits targeting app developers using in-app purchasing features. Today the company made new strides in filing their first official lawsuit against the BlackBerry platform. The unlucky developer, Yissachar Radcliffe of Rotten Ogre, is being sued over in-app purchasing in his “Lonely Turret” BlackBerry PlayBook game. ...
RIM’s floudering PlayBook tablet is constantly updated with minor maintenance updates, but they need something bigger. Introducing: PlayBook OS/QNX 2.0. The images after the break give a quick glimpse into what RIM’s next major update for the PlayBook’s QNX-powered OS will look like (spoiler: pretty much identical). The real improvements come by way of the native email, calendar and contacts apps as well as the inclusion of the Android app player. ...
Two of current/potential PlayBook owners’ biggest requests — native email and BlackBerry Messenger support — is finally coming in September. At least, that’s what the current rumor coming from Bloomberg is reporting. Apparently, the source of this latest rumor is the same one that mentioned the possibility of QNX phones getting the same Android app support the PlayBook features…well, will feature once RIM releases the Android app player. ...
